Tamar,

Thanks. That does sound like an interesting strategy to employ. You may have opened a can of worms thou. I think I might have to pass by the magazine store and pick up a word puzzle magazine and try out this new strategy.

PF

>>Hey David,
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>>What's the secret to unscrambling. I've taken a personality test or 2 in the last several years during the hiring process. And unscrambling is a part of the test.
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>I don't know how others do it, but the first thing I do (if the answer doesn't jump out at me) is separate the vowels from the consonants and list each in alphabetical order. Then, I start playing, paying special attention to blends and other familiar patterns.
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>So, if I wanted to anagram "Visual FoxPro," I'd start by writing:
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>AIOOU
>FLPRSVX
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>In trying to come up with an answer, I'd look hard at these combinations:
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>FL, FR, PL, PR, RP, RL, SP, SL, ...
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>Tamar